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IllegalStateException on accessing EPartService [message #965892]

Wed, 31 October 2012 11:39

Marko Herchet
Messages: 10
Registered: May 2012

Junior Member

Hi all,

I have a pure e4-application with a Thread that checks the active session in the Background. When this check fails

EPartService.getDirtyParts()

is called.
When this happens while the application is not on top, the call fails with the following StackTrace

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Application does not have an active window
       at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ApplicationPartServiceImpl.getActiveWindowService(ApplicationPartServiceImpl.java:36)
       at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ApplicationPartServiceImpl.getDirtyParts(ApplicationPartServiceImpl.java:123)
       ...
       ...

Calling the EPartService from the DisplayThread (Display.syncExec...) does not seem to make any difference.
Shouldn't we be able to use the EPartService while the application window is not the active one?

Thanks,
Marko

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Re: IllegalStateException on accessing EPartService [message #966275 is a reply to message #965892]

Wed, 31 October 2012 18:17

Sopot Cela
Messages: 447
Registered: December 2010

Senior Member

I think this error happens when there is no active window at all in the application. At what point in the lifecycle does that happen? I doubt it is trying to be injected a bit early in the lifecycle.

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